The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 3John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1929 - Commonwealth of Nations |
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... GERMANY 285 distrust of Germany , 1 it only reduced her disposition to yield to Germany's ambitions . This was one reason , those ambitions being in any case on the increase , why Germany kept up her pressure about Samoa and on African ...
... GERMANY 285 distrust of Germany , 1 it only reduced her disposition to yield to Germany's ambitions . This was one reason , those ambitions being in any case on the increase , why Germany kept up her pressure about Samoa and on African ...
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... Germany's interest in the continued independence of the Boers as against Great Britain was a feature to be reckoned with . Even if Germany underestimated the importance Great Britain attached to South Africa , despite recent warnings to ...
... Germany's interest in the continued independence of the Boers as against Great Britain was a feature to be reckoned with . Even if Germany underestimated the importance Great Britain attached to South Africa , despite recent warnings to ...
Page 557
... Germany's intentions.1 The German move to Agadir did not have these effects at once . France's first reaction was not to turn to Great Britain but to offer Germany compensations and even to contemplate a discussion with her of all ...
... Germany's intentions.1 The German move to Agadir did not have these effects at once . France's first reaction was not to turn to Great Britain but to offer Germany compensations and even to contemplate a discussion with her of all ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
Dual character of the Empire by 1870 | 11 |
CHAPTER II | 17 |
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